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Religion, fair descendant from above Eternal source of happiness and love L ow at thy throne I fall and do implore In my soft bosom all thy grace store Grant me a heart obedient to thy laws Incline to reverence and maintain thy cause O grant my steps to your celestial skies Nor leave me here till I to them shall rise

Full Text
Religion, fair descendant from above Eternal source of happiness and love L ow at thy throne I fall and do implore In my soft bosom all thy grace store Grant me a heart obedient to thy laws Incline to reverence and maintain thy cause O grant my steps to your celestial skies Nor leave me here till I to them shall rise
Listed on Page Number
312
Sampler Worked By
Nancy Fox
Date of Sampler
1821
Place Sampler Made
"Woodstoc"
Sampler Listed on Page
158
Author/Publication/Country/Date
Philom. “Religion” The Friend, A Monthly Magazine Devoted to Religion, Literature, and Useful Miscellany, vol. 1, no 5, November 1815, p. 110.
Notes
https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Friend/B09GAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Religion,+fair+descendant+from+above%22&pg=PA110&printsec=frontcover This verse is an acrostic of the word religion. The author, only cited as Philom, is a common pseudonym short for Philomath. A Philomath is a lover of learning and was used as a pen name. Benjamin Franklin also used this pen name and a search of his known works turned up no results. The work cited above is inset into an essay as if in quotation of an earlier work. No earlier work was found. The sampler entry incorrectly lists its date as 1824, and the verse is listed as 1821. The sampler is currently in the collection of the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vassar College. The image verifies its date as 1821.